Agrotermos

Preferred term

polynyas

A polynya is an open water area surrounded by sea ice in polar regions. Polynyas are large areas (10–90 000 km2) of open water or reduced ice cover in the midst of the thick ice pack that cover polar oceans during much of the year. By remaining open in winter or becoming ice-free early in spring, polynyas serve as feeding, mating, spawning and over-wintering grounds for a diverse and populous bird and mammal community. Accordingly, polynyas have been compared to oases in terrestrial deserts.

physiographic features

Created
2019-09-04T12:02:37
void:inDataset
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Notation
fe297dc3
ice clearings

French

Created

2022-05-12T15:57:59

void:inDataset

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc

Notation

86bda733

polynie

Portuguese

Created

2026-07-03T11:06:58

void:inDataset

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc

Notation

86bda733

polínia

Spanish

Created

2024-07-03T16:11:42Z

void:inDataset

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc

Notation

86bda733

Polinia

URI

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_86bda733

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Created 9/4/19, 12:02 PM, last modified 7/3/26, 11:07 AM